Tuesday, 21 July 2015

Female Drivers at the Bathurst 12 Hours: the results

Rahel Frey in the Audi pits in 2014

Despite its relatively short history, the Bathurst 12 Hours
is one of Australia’s biggest motorsport events. It began in 1991 as an
endurance race for touring cars, in the spirit of the original Bathurst 1000
races, which had, by then, become far more specialised. The race has had
several incarnations, with different rules and classes. One year, 1995, it
moved to Eastern Creek Raceway. In 2002, it was relaunched, after a hiatus, as
a 24-hour race, but this proved unpopular, and it returned in its original
format in 2007. Since then, it has incorporated classes for production saloons,
touring cars and GT and sportscars.

Female drivers have been involved in the race almost from
the start, and have scored several top-ten finishes. Some of Australia’s most
accomplished women drivers have done well. In recent years, female
participation has declined, but this may reverse in due course.

Here are the results of all female drivers in the Bathurst
12 Hours. As ever, in the case of a mixed team, the woman’s name comes first,
for clarity. For profiles of some of the drivers involved, please click here.